Bayo is a Management Consultant with over 15 years experience in Business Advisory Services, Financial Advisory and People & Change Management Consulting in both public and private sector.
He was a Senior Consultant in the Management Consulting Division of KPMG Professional Services, Nigeria, where he was a part of several public sector Advisory engagements involving Strategy, Process Design & Improvement, Finance Process Automation and Capacity Building & Change Management.
Bayo had also worked with the StanbicIBTC Bank where he played a pivotal role in the implementation of the Operating Process Centre model of integrated back-end banking operations in the Abuja region of the bank. He was responsible for the bank’s interface with the regulator and other industry players in the region.
In July 2012, Bayo served as a Technical Adviser to the Accountant-General of the Federation on Public Financial Management (PFM). In this role, he served as Consultant of the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) – Sub-Committee on IPSAS Implementation, responsible for the implementation of the International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS) in Nigeria. He was involved in the Development of the Implementation Roadmap, Monitoring & Evaluation of Implementation progress and Capacity Building of the workforce at National and Sub-National levels.
Bayo led the establishment of a budding Management Consulting firm with focus on Institutional strengthening of the public sector organisation/entities at all tiers of government, through the provisioning of the Public Financial Management (PFM) Advisory, People & Change Management and Process Improvement.
Over the years, he has successfully designed and delivered several training, study tour and other Capacity Development programs for individuals of private and public sector organizations of different levels across the three arms of government.
He facilitated numerous Study Tour programs that allowed Nigerian Civil Servants enjoy the benefit of practically engaging and learning from colleagues in other climes who have successfully implemented or are in the process of implementing some of the intended reforms in Nigeria. Such programs including the interactions with the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC), Charted Institute of Public Finance & Accountancy (CIPFA) and the Malaysian Government, were instrumental to the successful Programme Management of the IPSAS as a reform in Nigeria.
He has prepared and delivered numerous papers on technical and soft skills for participants of different grade levels locally and international, using the hands-on interactive learning approach deemed most suitable for strengthening problem solving and critical thinking skills.
Bayo is a Finance and Management graduate of the School of Management, Cranfield University, UK; and an alumnus of the Lagos Business School and the Harvard Kennedy School of Government – Public Financial Management Programme. He holds a Certificate in Global Management from the INSEAD School of Business. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Management Consultants and he is an accredited trainer with certification from the Nigeria Centre for Management Development.